Life history strategies, population regulation, and implications for fisheries management

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 872-885

  Winemiller, Kirk O ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MODELING; LIFE HISTORY; POPULATION REGULATION;

EID: 22044432436     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f05-040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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